Re: 3ware raid card driver

[Tim Darby <t-df@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matthew Dillon wrote:
> :I'm thinking of building a DF 1.8.1 machine with a 3ware 9650SE card and 
> :was wondering if this card is going to work and what, if any, driver 
> :limitations there are.
> :
> :Thanks,
> :Tim
>
>     I'm not sure about that particular model.  We do have drivers for
>     the 7000/8000 (twe) and 9000 (twa) series.
>
>     I have a 7506-4 IDE and two 9500S-4LP SATA 3ware controllers.  I've
>     been having problems with the 7506... I think its a known firmware
>     bug in the 7506 where the controller can lock up when it has problems
>     with one of its IDE drives.  I have not had any problems with the 9500S's.
>
>     3ware's management application probably doesn't work under Dragonfly.
>     I used the BIOS support to configure mine.
>
>     Ultimately the new filesystem design should be able to replace the
>     functionality, but that won't be in production until the end of the
>     year (though I hope to get something into beta for the July release).
>
> 					-Matt
> 					Matthew Dillon 
> 					<dillon@backplane.com>
>
>   
Thanks Matt.  The new filesystem sounds very cool and I would definitely 
give it a try if it was available now.  When I get this system built, 
I'll post my experiences with the 9650.

Tim